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Deep Hearts

1980 · 58 min

A slow, immersive ethnographic gaze that invites you into a vibrant ceremonial world, rich with beauty and quiet social tension.

Directed by
Robert Gardner
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Deep Hearts is a film about the Bororo Fulani, a nomadic society located in central Niger Republic and the title is a reference to an important aspect of these people’s thought and demeanor.
How it feels
Earnest, warm, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About
Identity, art, celebrity, class
Content
Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Robert Gardner
Genres
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Robert Gardner
Runtime
58 min
Country
Niger, United States of America
Languages
Fulah, English

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